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Nickel 59 vs. S35115 Stainless Steel

Nickel 59 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S35115 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 59 and the bottom bar is S35115 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 50
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
79
Shear Strength, MPa 560
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
26
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
23 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
47.6 to 55.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 56.2 to 62.9
19 to 22
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.5 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015